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Souq Waqif, literally means standing market in Arabic. This is the very site where the Bedouin, the nomads who inhabited in the Arabian deserts, sold their wool and animals.

Today, the souq is renowned for selling traditional Qatari garments, spices, handicrafts, and souvenirs. In recent years, people start to appreciate local Qatari artists and the souq has become a hot spot for art galleries and workshops too.

If your shopping is getting heavy, get a hamali (wheelbarrow porter) to help you. For a small fee, he will help to put your shopping to your car. Don’t want to carry the carpets, fabric and any other heavy shopping home? Just post them. See if there is a post office near you.

Many thanks to the individuals who have made their photographs of the Souq Waqif Doha and surrounding areas available for use in this web site by declaring them to be Creative Commons. by Wesley Fryer by Rachel Zack by John Mahaffle by Naseer Alkhourl by Isabell Schulz […]

Souq Waqif literally means “standing market”. It’s a market so shopping is the main activity here. If you are not from the Gulf region then everything here is enough to enchant you.

Shopping

Explore different alleys to find more shops and stores that sell traditional goods, from daily necessities like spices to fabric, fashion, handicrafts and Shisha pipes. The souq is not very big, though if you think “I will come back later to get it.”, you may not be able to find it again.

There is also a bird market and various pet shops selling chicks, rabbits and all kinds of pets. (Read more)

Art Gallery

Souq Waqif Art Centre

The Souq Waqif Art Centre was opened in 2008. It started off with some small artistic shops and workshops offering art class. But it was closed 2 years later when the rental contract was not renewed. In 2012, it was re-opened. And it does not only showcase local artists’ work but also holds exhibitions for global artists. The Art Centre now aims to preserve and inspire both local and Middle Eastern artists, and share ideas and knowledge among anyone who loves art and culture.

Al Markhiya Gallery

This oldest art gallery in Doha exhibits modern artworks from both local artists and the Gulf region. And it’s not far from the Souq Waqif Art Centre.

Festivals and Performances

Souq Waqif Spring Festival

Souq Waqif Spring Festival has become a recurring event each year. The 15-day festival scatters all over the Douq. There are shows at Al Rayyan Theatre, games and activities at the Games Village at Al Almed Square, circus, clowns and street performers at the souq alley and art workshops at the Souq Waqif Art Centre. Don’t forget the dolphin shows too. The festival is for everyone!

Monuments

Al Khoot Fort aka Doha Fort (museum)

Situated next to the Camel Souq and Souq Waqf, the Doha Fort has undergone multiple conversions throughout its lifetime. It was first build as a military barracks in 1880 under Ottoman occupation. It was then convert into a police station, a prison in 1906, a fort in 1927 and finally a museum in 1978. The museum now houses both traditional Qatari crafts like gold works, wood works, history and Bedouin handicrafts together with military arms that were once used in the fort.

If you are looking for a wonderful place to shop, to dine, to explore or simply sitting at one of the many attractive outdoor cafe to watch the world pass by, look nowhere but Souq Waqif in Doha. For centuries, this location has been a souq for Bedouin (nomads who have historically inhabited the Arabian and Syrian Deserts.) to take […]